Hancock’s property tax rate has increased by 6.6 percent this year.
The 2020 tax rate is $26.22, up from last year’s $24.60 per $1,000 assessed value.
The town portion of the tax rate increased 8.7 percent, from $6.99 to $7.60.
The county portion increased 0.2 percent from $1.12 to $1.14.
The state school portion of the tax rate decreased 12.2 percent from $2.29 to $2.01, and the local education portion increased from $14.20 to $15.47, or 8.9 percent.
Under the new tax rate, a person with a home valued at $200,000 can expect to pay taxes of $5,244.
— By ABBE HAMILTON